- Route: from the Mercado Central, in central Santiago, to Nonato Coo and Dr. Eduardo Cordero, in Puente Alto, via Nataniel Cox, Gran Avenida, Av. Lo Ovalle, La Serena, San José de la Estrella and Av. Vicuña Mackenna.
- Services: a single service, the 226, with no variants in the current schedule. It has been run by Conecta 17 since August 2025.
- Hours: every day from 05:30 until midnight, with departures until 01:00. Between 01:00 and 05:30 there are no scheduled departures.
- Frequency: in weekday peak hours, a bus roughly every 9 minutes.
- Fare: $795 (Chilean pesos) with a tarjeta bip! (adult bus fare, in force since 22 February 2026). Students with a TNE pay CLP 260.
Bus 226 route map
Outbound (blue) and return (orange) route and stops of the main service, from DTPM GTFS. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Bus 226 services
| Service | Route | Service | Km | Frequency (peak) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | Centro – Nonato Coo | Regular | 28.6 | ≤ 9 min |
Services, routes and distances from the current operating programme of Santiago’s public transport authority (DTPM GTFS). The service code is shown on the bus sign.
Bus 226 timetable by day
| Service | Monday–Friday | Saturday | Sunday & holidays | Full trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226 | Runs 24 hours 114 departures |
Runs 24 hours 85 departures |
Runs 24 hours 84 departures |
≈ 101 min |
First and last departure from the start of the route, approximate number of departures and trip time from DTPM’s current operating programme. They may change due to detours: check the Red app or the bus stop sign.
Stops of service 226 (97, outbound)
- 1Mercado Central
- 2Monjitas – San Antonio
- 3Teatro Municipal
- 4(M) Santa Lucía
- 5Nataniel Cox esq. Tarapacá
- 6Nataniel Cox esq. Eleuterio Ramírez
- 7(M) Pque. Almagro
- 8Nataniel Cox esq. Av. 10 de Julio
- 9CESFAM N°1
- 10Nataniel Cox esq. Aconcagua
- 11Nataniel Cox esq. Av. Manuel A. Matta
- 12Colegio Santa Cruz
- 13Nataniel Cox esq. Pedro Lagos
- 14Nataniel Cox esq. Ñuble
- 15Nataniel Cox esq. Franklin
- 16(M) Franklin
- 17Paradero 3 Gran Avenida
- 18Hospital Barros Luco
- 19Municipalidad de San Miguel
- 20(M) San Miguel
- 21Paradero 9 Gran Avenida
- 22Paradero 9 1/2 Gran Avenida
- 23(M) Lo Vial
- 24Colegio Chile
- 25(M) Departamental
- 26Paradero 13 Gran Avenida
- 27(M) Ciudad del Niño
- 28Paradero 15 Gran Avenida
- 29Décima Avenida esq. 1ª Transversal
- 30Décima Avenida esq. 2ª Transversal
- 31Avenida Lo Ovalle esq. Ciencias
- 32Paradero 17 Gran Avenida
- 33Avenida Lo Ovalle esq. Esmeralda
- 34Avenida Lo Ovalle esq. Angamos
- 35Avenida Lo Ovalle esq. María
- 36Avenida Lo Ovalle esq. Iquique
- 37Avenida Lo Ovalle esq. Covadonga
- 38Avenida Lo Ovalle esq. San Francisco
- 39Avenida Lo Ovalle esq. Alvear
- 40Avenida Lo Ovalle esq. Rivadavia
- 41Paradero 17 Santa Rosa
- 42Avenida Lo Ovalle esq. Psje. Libertador
- 43Avenida Lo Ovalle esq. Los Vilos
- 44Avenida Lo Ovalle esq. La Serena
- 45La Serena esq. Padre E.Gumucio V.
- 46La Serena esq. José Ghiardo
- 47Copa Joao Goulart
- 48La Serena esq. La Victoria
- 49Complejo Malaquías Concha
- 50La Serena esq. Combarbalá
- 51La Serena esq. Tomé
- 52La Serena esq. Padre Juan Meyer
- 53Mercado San Gregorio
- 54Av. San Gregorio esq. 3 Oriente
- 55Av. San Gregorio esq. Coronel
- 56Coronel esq. 3 Sur
- 57Coronel esq. Manco Capac
- 58Coronel esq. Manuel Rodríguez
- 59Bahía Catalina esq. Higueritas
- 60Bahía Catalina esq. Río Yeso
- 61Bahía Catalina esq. Pedro Lira
- 62Bahía Catalina esq. Sn. José de La.Estrella
- 63Sn. José de La.Estrella esq. Aragonita
- 64Sn. José de La.Estrella esq. Julio César
- 65Sn. José de La.Estrella esq. Urbano VI
- 66Sn. José de La.Estrella esq. Av. Santa Raquel
- 67Sn. José de La.Estrella esq. Verdi
- 68Sn. José de La.Estrella esq. Tauro
- 69Sn. José de La.Estrella esq. Manutara
- 70Sn. José de La.Estrella esq. Quemchi
- 71(M) San José de La Estrella
- 72Paradero 24 Av.Vicuña Mackenna
- 73(M) Los Quillayes
- 74Paradero 26 Av.Vicuña Mackenna
- 75Paradero 27 Av.Vicuña Mackenna
- 76(M) Elisa Correa
- 77Hospital de Niños
- 78(M) Hospital Sótero del Río
- 79Paradero 31 Av.Vicuña Mackenna
- 80Del Caribe esq. Gran Caimán
- 81Maestro Palomo esq. C. Aguirres Luco
- 82Maestro Palomo esq. Luis Valdés
- 83Maestro Palomo esq. Chayavientos
- 84Maestro Palomo esq. Apóstol Felipe
- 85Nonato Coo esq. Av. L. Matte Larraín
- 86Nonato Coo esq. Ángel Pimentel
- 87Nonato Coo esq. San Hugo
- 88Nonato Coo esq. Las Nieves-Oriente
- 89Nonato Coo esq. Abogado
- 90Nonato Coo esq. Av. San Carlos
- 91Nonato Coo esq. El Octante
- 92Nonato Coo esq. Domingo Tocornal
- 93Nonato Coo esq. Av. Eduardo Cordero
- 94Dr. Eduardo Cordero esq. Pasaje 14
- 95Dr. Eduardo Cordero esq. Calle 1
- 96Dr. Eduardo Cordero esq. Tomé
- 97Dr. Eduardo Cordero esq. Cerro Catedral
Stops of service 226 (88, return)
- 1Dr. Eduardo Cordero esq. Cerro Gris
- 2Dr. Eduardo Cordero esq. Calle 1
- 3Dr. Eduardo Cordero esq. Pasaje 14
- 4Nonato Coo esq. Enrique Soro
- 5Nonato Coo esq. Domingo Tocornal
- 6Nonato Coo esq. El Octante
- 7Nonato Coo esq. Av. San Carlos
- 8Nonato Coo esq. Caleta Barquito
- 9Nonato Coo esq. Las Nieves-Oriente
- 10Nonato Coo esq. San Hugo
- 11Nonato Coo esq. Ángel Pimentel
- 12Nonato Coo esq. Av. L. Matte Larraín
- 13Maestro Palomo esq. Chayavientos
- 14Maestro Palomo esq. Luis Valdés
- 15Maestro Palomo esq. Gran Caimán
- 16Paradero 32 Av.Vicuña Mackenna
- 17Paradero 32 Av.Vicuña Mackenna
- 18(M) Hospital Sótero del Río
- 19Hospital de Niños
- 20Portal Concha Y Toro
- 21(M) Elisa Correa
- 22Paradero 26 Av.Vicuña Mackenna
- 23(M) Los Quillayes
- 24Paradero 24 Av.Vicuña Mackenna
- 25Joaquín Tocornal esq. Sn. José de La.Estrella
- 26(M) San José de La Estrella
- 27Sn. José de La.Estrella esq. Quemchi
- 28Sn. José de La.Estrella esq. Manutara
- 29Sn. José de La.Estrella esq. Ramón Freire
- 30Sn. José de La.Estrella esq. Verdi
- 31Sn. José de La.Estrella esq. Av. Santa Raquel
- 32Sn. José de La.Estrella esq. Avenida Uno
- 33Sn. José de La.Estrella esq. Sta.María de La.E.
- 34Sn. José de La.Estrella esq. Cerro Colorado
- 35Sn. José de La.Estrella esq. Bahía Catalina
- 36Bahía Catalina esq. Pablo VI
- 37Bahía Catalina esq. Río Aconcagua
- 38Bahía Catalina esq. Psje. Carachilla
- 39Coronel esq. Tricolor
- 40Coronel esq. Esmeralda
- 41Coronel esq. Osorno
- 42Coronel esq. Av. San Gregorio
- 43Av. San Gregorio esq. Traiguén
- 44Mercado San Gregorio
- 45La Serena esq. Pasaje 3 Norte
- 46La Serena esq. Tomé
- 47La Serena esq. Combarbalá
- 48Complejo Malaquías Concha
- 49Copa Joao Goulart
- 50La Serena esq. Calle H
- 51La Serena esq. Pde. E. G. Vives
- 52La Serena esq. Avenida Lo Ovalle
- 53Avenida Lo Ovalle esq. Juan Planas
- 54Avenida Lo Ovalle esq. Berlioz
- 55Paradero 17 Santa Rosa
- 56Avenida Lo Ovalle esq. Rivadavia
- 57Avenida Lo Ovalle esq. Macaroff
- 58Avenida Lo Ovalle esq. San Petersburgo
- 59Avenida Lo Ovalle esq. María
- 60Avenida Lo Ovalle esq. Esmeralda
- 61Paradero 17 Gran Avenida
- 62Paradero 15 Gran Avenida
- 63(M) Ciudad del Niño
- 64Paradero 13 Gran Avenida
- 65(M) Departamental
- 66Colegio Chile
- 67(M) Lo Vial
- 68Paradero 9 1/2 Gran Avenida
- 69Paradero 9 Gran Avenida
- 70(M) San Miguel
- 71Municipalidad de San Miguel
- 72Hospital Barros Luco
- 73Paradero 3 Gran Avenida
- 74(M) Franklin
- 75San Diego esq. Schiavett
- 76San Diego esq. Ñuble
- 77Liceo Barros Borgoño
- 78San Diego esq. Santiago
- 79San Diego esq. Av. Manuel A. Matta
- 80Teatro Caupolicán
- 81San Diego esq. Eyzaguirre
- 82Cóndor – Santa Rosa
- 83Curicó – Santa Rosa
- 84(M) Santa Lucía
- 85Huérfanos – Mac – Iver
- 86Monjitas – Mac Iver
- 87Iglesia San Pedro
- 88Mercado Central
Route 226 is a Red Movilidad bus (locally, a micro) in the system formerly called Transantiago, linking central Santiago with Puente Alto. It leaves from the Mercado Central, heads south along Nataniel Cox and Gran Avenida, crosses east via Av. Lo Ovalle and the La Serena and San Gregorio area, and ends in Puente Alto via Av. Vicuña Mackenna and Nonato Coo. According to DTPM’s current operating schedule (October 2026), the outbound trip is 28.6 km long and has 97 bus stops. Since 16 August 2025 it has been run by Conecta 17.
Route 226: from the Centre to Nonato Coo
Central Santiago. The 226 starts at the Mercado Central, continues along Monjitas and passes the Teatro Municipal and Santa Lucía station. It then heads south along Nataniel Cox, with bus stops at Parque Almagro station, Av. 10 de Julio, the CESFAM N°1, Av. Manuel Antonio Matta and Ñuble, as far as Franklin station.
Gran Avenida. From Franklin it continues along Gran Avenida, using the avenue’s numbered stops: it passes the Hospital Barros Luco, the Municipalidad de San Miguel and the San Miguel, Lo Vial, Departamental and Ciudad del Niño stations, up to paradero 17.
Av. Lo Ovalle, La Serena and San Gregorio. At paradero 17 on Gran Avenida it turns east along Décima Avenida and Avenida Lo Ovalle, crosses Santa Rosa and takes La Serena, where it passes Copa Joao Goulart, La Victoria and the Complejo Malaquías Concha. Via the Mercado San Gregorio, Av. San Gregorio, Coronel and Bahía Catalina it reaches San José de la Estrella.
Vicuña Mackenna and Puente Alto. Along San José de la Estrella it reaches the station of the same name and Av. Vicuña Mackenna, where it stops at paradero 24, Los Quillayes, Elisa Correa, the Hospital de Niños and the Hospital Sótero del Río. From paradero 31 it continues along Del Caribe and Maestro Palomo and enters Nonato Coo, which it follows to Dr. Eduardo Cordero. It ends at Dr. Eduardo Cordero and Cerro Catedral.
On the way back to the centre the route changes at two points: on Vicuña Mackenna it also passes the Portal Concha y Toro, and from Franklin it goes up San Diego, next to the Teatro Caupolicán, and along Santa Rosa and Mac Iver to the Mercado Central.
Route 226 timetable
According to DTPM’s current operating schedule (October 2026), the 226 runs every day from 05:30. On a weekday there are about 114 departures towards Nonato Coo; on Saturday about 85 and on Sunday about 84.
In the weekday morning peak it leaves roughly every 9 minutes. The highest frequency is in the afternoon, between 16:30 and 18:30, with a bus every 6 minutes in both directions. At weekends, during the day, the interval is between 12 and 13 minutes. After 22:00 it comes every 15 to 20 minutes.
The 226 is not a 24-hour service. Between midnight and 01:00 there are departures every 30 minutes (towards the centre, there are none in that slot on Sunday), and between 01:00 and 05:30 there are no scheduled departures.
How long the 226 takes
According to the operating schedule, the full trip from the Mercado Central to Nonato Coo takes about 101 minutes for 28.6 km. Gran Avenida and Vicuña Mackenna carry a lot of traffic during peak hours, so for long trips it is worth checking the estimated time in the App Red trip planner.
Bus stops and Metro connections
The 226 has bus stops at eleven Metro stations: Santa Lucía, Parque Almagro, Franklin, San Miguel, Lo Vial, Departamental, Ciudad del Niño, San José de la Estrella, Los Quillayes, Elisa Correa and Hospital Sótero del Río. This makes it useful for connecting with the Metro both in the centre and on Gran Avenida and Vicuña Mackenna. To transfer, tap your bip! within 120 minutes of your first tap.
Terminus of the 226 in central Santiago. From here the bus leaves along Monjitas towards Santa Lucía station.
Bus stop on Gran Avenida, in both directions, near the Municipalidad de San Miguel and San Miguel station.
Bus stop on Av. Vicuña Mackenna next to the station of the same name and the Hospital de Niños, before the final stretch along Nonato Coo.
How to see where the 226 bus is
The App Red, Red Movilidad’s free official app, has a predictor that shows how long until each bus reaches your stop. On red.cl, the “¿Cuándo llega?” option works the same way: type in the bus stop code and you will see the next buses. The code is on the sign at each bus stop and starts with P, a letter and a number. On the map on this page you can see the full 226 route and find your bus stop.
Fare and tarjeta bip!
The adult bus fare is CLP 795 at any time of day, in force since 22 February 2026. Secondary and higher-education students with a TNE pay CLP 260, primary-school pupils ride free and seniors with a bip! Adulto Mayor card pay CLP 390. You can pay with the tarjeta bip! or with bip!QR from the App Red.
A single payment gives you up to two transfers (three legs) within 120 minutes of your first tap, as long as you do not repeat the same bus route. There is no extra charge between buses; if you combine with the Metro, the total rises to CLP 895 in peak hours and CLP 815 in off-peak hours.
Tips for riding the 226
- If you are going to the Hospital Barros Luco or the Hospital Sótero del Río, the 226 has bus stops named after both hospitals, in both directions.
- In the centre, the outbound trip leaves via Monjitas and Nataniel Cox and the return arrives via San Diego and Santa Rosa: check the map to choose your bus stop.
- After 01:00 there are no departures: if you are heading back to Puente Alto late, check the predictor before going to the bus stop.
- Check your balance on tarjetabip.cl or in the App Red before boarding.
